Igor Shesterkin hasn’t been seeing his usual workload since being called up to the New York Rangers. The rookie netminder was called up on Monday, January 6 and in 15 days, he played three times including a nine day span when he didn’t even dress for a game.
That’s why it makes perfect sense for him to go back to Hartford while the big league club goes on a hiatus for the All-Star break and mandatory bye week. Unfortunately, the AHL All-Star break happens at the same time, but there are two games this weekend for the Wolf Pack and it’s likely that Shesterkin will get the start in both.